Sighting 4457774
Xylorycta assimilis
A Xyloryctid moth at O'Connor, ACT
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| Xylorycta assimilis | donhe | 6 Dec 2022 | |
| Xylorycta assimilis | ibaird | 5 Dec 2022 |
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User's notes
Attracted to UV light at night (50W Gecko).
3 comments
6 Nov 2024
This moth has black on top of the legs which I undersood was a X. assimilis chracteristic. See comments on Sighting No. 4422197
Location information
- Coordinates 149.113370-35.259547
- Altitude 597.3m
- Places O'Connor, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 3 Dec 2022 08:50 PM Recorded on
- ibaird Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- Insects Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) ibaird Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Xylorycta assimilis
Species information
- Xylorycta assimilis Scientific name
- A Xyloryctid moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1691.5m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Xylorycta terenopis
Record quality
Quality score
7 / 7
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